Tinkers Lullaby Pecker Dunne Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords
Written and recorded by Pecker. ''The Pecker Dunne'' is a singer songwriter from Ireland's travelling community. He plays the 5 string banjo and comes from a long line of musicians in the Dunne family. He's a regular busker outside G.A.A stadiums on match days. The Pecker's greatest hit was 'O'Sullivans John [ lyrics and chords ]' which was recorded by Johnny McEvoy and by The Dubliners. This is a beautiful little lullaby by Pecker. An Irish Lullaby Song Lyrics are also here for you to learn to play on your guitar.
Words Without The Chords.
Go to sleep my little tinker
Let all your troubles pass you by
For you have no place to camp now
Ah that's a tinkers lullaby.
Ever since you were a baby
Cradle in your mothers shawl
The site they said they didn't want you
And now you have no home at all
When your mother died and left you
You had to fend all alone
All in this land of saints and scholars
And still you have not got a home.
Although your clothes are torn and ragged
And your hair is silvery grey
Some day you'll die and go to heaven
And you will find a camp down there.
Go to sleep my little tinker
Let all your troubles pass you by
For you have no place to camp now
Ah that's a tinkers lullaby.
Go to sleep my little tinker
Let all your troubles pass you by
For you have no place to camp now
Ah that's a tinkers lullaby.
Ever since you were a baby
Cradle in your mothers shawl
The site they said they didn't want you
And now you have no home at all
When your mother died and left you
You had to fend all alone
All in this land of saints and scholars
And still you have not got a home.
Although your clothes are torn and ragged
And your hair is silvery grey
Some day you'll die and go to heaven
And you will find a camp down there.
Go to sleep my little tinker
Let all your troubles pass you by
For you have no place to camp now
Ah that's a tinkers lullaby.
The guitar chords
Go to [C]sleep my little [F]tinker
Let [G]all your troubles pass you [C]by[G]
[C]For you have no place to [F]camp now
Ah [G]that's a tinkers lulla[C]by.
Ever [C]since you were a [F]baby
[G]Cradled in your mothers [C]shawl[G]
The [C]site they said they didn't [F]want you
And [G]now you have no home at [C]all
[C]When your mother died and [F]left you
You [G]had to fend all a[C]lone[G]
All [C]in this land of saints and [F]scholars
And [G]still you have not got a [C]home.
Al[C]though your clothes are torn and [F]ragged
[G]And your hair is silvery [C]grey[G]
Some [C]day you'll die and go to [F]heaven
And [G]you will find a camp ground [C]there.
Repeat 1st verse
🎵 1. Full Song (in G Major)
[Verse 1]
Go to [G]sleep my little [C]tinker,
Let [D]all your troubles pass you [G]by [D]
For [G]you have no place to [C]camp now,
Ah [D]that’s a tinker’s lulla[G]by.
[Verse 2]
Ever [G]since you were a [C]baby,
[D]Cradled in your mother’s [G]shawl [D],
The [G]site they said they didn’t [C]want you,
And [D]now you have no home at [G]all.
[Verse 3]
When your [G]mother died and [C]left you,
You [D]had to fend all a[G]lone [D],
All [G]in this land of saints and [C]scholars,
And [D]still you have not got a [G]home.
[Verse 4]
Al[G]though your clothes are torn and [C]ragged,
[D]And your hair is silvery [G]grey [D],
Some [G]day you’ll die and go to [C]heaven,
And [D]you will find a camp ground [G]there.
🎸 2. Strumming Pattern
Time Signature: 3/4 (slow waltz)
Tempo: ~70–75 BPM (lullaby tempo)
➤ Pattern (per measure):
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
Count: 1 2–3 4–5–6
Let the first downstroke be soft and low (bass-focused),
then brush gently through the treble strings on the triplet.
Alternate (folk-waltz)
Bass ↓ – Strum ↓↑ – Bass ↓ – Strum ↑↓↑
Keep it quiet and even — this song breathes on the spaces between notes.
🎶 3. Fingerstyle Guitar Tab
(First Verse in G Major)
Right-hand pattern (per bar):
Bass → G → B → high E → B → G
Thumb = E/A/D strings
Fingers = G/B/E strings
FIRST VERSE TAB
Lyrics:
Go to [G]sleep my little [C]tinker,
Let [D]all your troubles pass you [G]by,
For [G]you have no place to [C]camp now,
Ah [D]that’s a tinker’s lulla[G]by.
G
e|--------3-------------3-------------|
B|------0---0---------0---0-----------|
G|----0-------0-----0-------0---------|
D|--0-----------0---------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|3-----------------3-----------------|
C
e|--------0-------------0-------------|
B|------1---1---------1---1-----------|
G|----0-------0-----0-------0---------|
D|--2-----------2---------------------|
A|3-----------------3-----------------|
E|------------------------------------|
D
e|--------2-------------2-------------|
B|------3---3---------3---3-----------|
G|----2-------2-----2-------2---------|
D|0-----------------0-----------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
CHORUS (same progression as verse end)
(last two lines: “For you have no place…” → “That’s a tinker’s lullaby”)
Use the same pattern; the emotion is in the dynamics --
let the final G ring softly to close the verse.
💡 Playing Tips
Think gentle, rocking rhythm — like a cradle sway.
Keep thumb motion steady on the bass (beats 1 and 4).
Allow treble notes to sustain and overlap, creating a dreamy wash.
On the last line of each verse, let your final G chord linger naturally.
[Verse 1]
Go to [G]sleep my little [C]tinker,
Let [D]all your troubles pass you [G]by [D]
For [G]you have no place to [C]camp now,
Ah [D]that’s a tinker’s lulla[G]by.
[Verse 2]
Ever [G]since you were a [C]baby,
[D]Cradled in your mother’s [G]shawl [D],
The [G]site they said they didn’t [C]want you,
And [D]now you have no home at [G]all.
[Verse 3]
When your [G]mother died and [C]left you,
You [D]had to fend all a[G]lone [D],
All [G]in this land of saints and [C]scholars,
And [D]still you have not got a [G]home.
[Verse 4]
Al[G]though your clothes are torn and [C]ragged,
[D]And your hair is silvery [G]grey [D],
Some [G]day you’ll die and go to [C]heaven,
And [D]you will find a camp ground [G]there.
🎸 2. Strumming Pattern
Time Signature: 3/4 (slow waltz)
Tempo: ~70–75 BPM (lullaby tempo)
➤ Pattern (per measure):
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
Count: 1 2–3 4–5–6
Let the first downstroke be soft and low (bass-focused),
then brush gently through the treble strings on the triplet.
Alternate (folk-waltz)
Bass ↓ – Strum ↓↑ – Bass ↓ – Strum ↑↓↑
Keep it quiet and even — this song breathes on the spaces between notes.
🎶 3. Fingerstyle Guitar Tab
(First Verse in G Major)
Right-hand pattern (per bar):
Bass → G → B → high E → B → G
Thumb = E/A/D strings
Fingers = G/B/E strings
FIRST VERSE TAB
Lyrics:
Go to [G]sleep my little [C]tinker,
Let [D]all your troubles pass you [G]by,
For [G]you have no place to [C]camp now,
Ah [D]that’s a tinker’s lulla[G]by.
G
e|--------3-------------3-------------|
B|------0---0---------0---0-----------|
G|----0-------0-----0-------0---------|
D|--0-----------0---------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|3-----------------3-----------------|
C
e|--------0-------------0-------------|
B|------1---1---------1---1-----------|
G|----0-------0-----0-------0---------|
D|--2-----------2---------------------|
A|3-----------------3-----------------|
E|------------------------------------|
D
e|--------2-------------2-------------|
B|------3---3---------3---3-----------|
G|----2-------2-----2-------2---------|
D|0-----------------0-----------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
CHORUS (same progression as verse end)
(last two lines: “For you have no place…” → “That’s a tinker’s lullaby”)
Use the same pattern; the emotion is in the dynamics --
let the final G ring softly to close the verse.
💡 Playing Tips
Think gentle, rocking rhythm — like a cradle sway.
Keep thumb motion steady on the bass (beats 1 and 4).
Allow treble notes to sustain and overlap, creating a dreamy wash.
On the last line of each verse, let your final G chord linger naturally.
Other songs about travellers on the site included The Travelling People , and another called The Last Of The Travelling People which is also be The Pecker Dunne . The Thirty Foot Trailer which was a hit for Luke Kelly , plus Wexford Town .
Pecker Dunne song Tinkers Lullaby
List of Travelers songs.
Won't You Buy My Sweet Blooming Lavender?
Come A' Ye Tramps an' Hawkers
The Blarney Stone
The Berryfields of Blair
The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre
The Choring Song The Beggar Wench
A Blacksmith Courted Me
Barnyards o' Delgaty/ Gin I Were Where the Gadi
On the Bonny Banks o' the Roses:
The Bard of Armagh
Dandling Song,
Bonny Lassie-o, Cuckoos's
I Am A Romany
Devonshire Time and
Higher Germanie
The Little Beggarman
Kathleen
The Lady o' the Dainty Doon-By
She Moves Through the Fair (Our Wedding Day)
The Poor Smuggler's Boy
Aul' Jockey Bruce o' the Fornet
The Leaving of Glen Urquhart
Twa Heids Are Better Than Yin
The Moss O' Burreldale
The Gay Gordons (march)
The Overgate
Macpherson's Rant
Macpherson's Lament
Tinker's Lullaby
Freeborn Man Of The Traveling People
Wexford Town
Won't You Buy My Sweet Blooming Lavender?
Come A' Ye Tramps an' Hawkers
The Blarney Stone
The Berryfields of Blair
The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre
The Choring Song The Beggar Wench
A Blacksmith Courted Me
Barnyards o' Delgaty/ Gin I Were Where the Gadi
On the Bonny Banks o' the Roses:
The Bard of Armagh
Dandling Song,
Bonny Lassie-o, Cuckoos's
I Am A Romany
Devonshire Time and
Higher Germanie
The Little Beggarman
Kathleen
The Lady o' the Dainty Doon-By
She Moves Through the Fair (Our Wedding Day)
The Poor Smuggler's Boy
Aul' Jockey Bruce o' the Fornet
The Leaving of Glen Urquhart
Twa Heids Are Better Than Yin
The Moss O' Burreldale
The Gay Gordons (march)
The Overgate
Macpherson's Rant
Macpherson's Lament
Tinker's Lullaby
Freeborn Man Of The Traveling People
Wexford Town
